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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Ceasefire Day 5: Trump Declares U.S. Blockade in Hormuz Sun Apr 12 17:05:00 2026

State of the Union: The move comes one day after ceasefire talks failed to produce an agreement. The post Ceasefire Day 5: Trump Declares U.S. Blockade in Hormuz appeared first on The American Conservative .

A two-week ceasefire to the Iran War entered its fifth day on Sunday as President Donald Trump declared a full U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran closed the strait, a key chokepoint for global trade, shortly after the war began and has charged a fee for ships to pass through. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump said the blockade would take immediate effect, ordering the U.S. Navy to stop all ships attempting to enter or leave the waterway. Trump threatened that “any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!” Trump’s announcement comes one day after face-to-face talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to produce a peace agreement. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in…Open

STRIPES - US Central Command announces mine clearance mission in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran ceasefire talks | Stars and Stripes Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 2026

Two guided-missile destroyers, the USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, transited the strait for the operation.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Ceasefire Day 4: Iranian and U.S. Negotiators Meet in Islamabad Sat Apr 11 18:15:00 2026

State of the Union: A stalemate reportedly emerged over the Strait of Hormuz The post Ceasefire Day 4: Iranian and U.S. Negotiators Meet in Islamabad appeared first on The American Conservative .

A ceasefire to the Iran War entered its fourth day Saturday as Iranian and U.S. delegations met in Islamabad, Pakistan, to try negotiating a settlement to the conflict. These are the highest-level face-to-face talks between the two nations since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979. Talks between the U.S. delegation — led by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner — and Iran’s negotiating team, led by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, shifted into technical discussions in certain areas, Tasnim News Agency reported . Iranian media said another round of face-to-face talks could take place Saturday night or Sunday. Although the negotiations…Open